Is UA racist?

SEA_tide
Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:02:10 +0000

When driving, the directions to campus are pretty simple: from the airport (Exit 129 when coming back), take I 20/59 (same road) to exit 73, and follow the signs to the University of Ala., it’s a very simple drive that takes about an hour. On breaks, Housing runs a airport shuttle (currently $30 each way).

Concerning the racist stereotype of UA, there is no more, probably even less racism than I have seen on other campuses and in other cities around the US. I’m also from the West Coast (WA) and what I notice more is that the ethnic makeup of the school is different from what I’m used to, but I was expecting that. Tuscaloosa itself is around 40% Black/African American, so many if not most of the non-students I interact with (which is a lot) are not white. To add to that, I know many people with the NHRP scholarship and love UA.

The age-old question on CC seems to be whether to take the scholarship or to pay full-freight at a higher-ranked school. Even without considering finances, I fell in love with the school that ended up being the lowest-priced option. It is essential to visit the schools, IMHO, that one was accepted to. I know my mom was nervous about me going to Alabama, but I convinced her to visit campus and she loved it almost instantly.